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"Where are we even gonna find a place that has that?" Faith asks, she knew she didn't stand a chance.
"A simple internet search should do." Andrew cuts in standing already. "This is going to be so fun!" he cheers. Faith pulls a face that's supposed to be supportive but she looks more worried than anything.
"Kid, you ever climbed a tree?" she asks. Amanda scoffs.
"Of course I have." She says.
"You guys are making it seem easier than it is." Cordelia warns them.
"Seriously, C, it can't be too bad." Faith says. Cordelia shakes her head with a sigh, They better remember who tried to warn them… she thinks.
The next morning Annie shifts through a newspaper, glancing at her phone every so often. She wishes Patrick would hurry up and call her back to tell her he found out something, anything at this point. But every time she stares, it just sits there. She sighs, flipping through the pages of the L.A. Times idly.
"Oh, there's one at the community gym, you need a membership though." Andrew says. Amanda leans over his shoulder then looks at Faith hopefully. Faith looks back then turns to Cordelia for some sort of help.
"How much is a membership?" Cordelia asks. Faith sighs, looking back at Amanda.
"Doesn't say but we can always go in and ask." She suggests. Faith waves a hand,
"Not like I really have a say." She mutters.
"Of course you do, it's yes." Cordelia says helpfully. Faith just rolls her eyes.
That afternoon when the phone finally rings, Annie runs down the hall to grab it.
"Hello?" she answers on the fourth ring. The line is quiet except for some rustling,
"Yeah, I got in touch with a friend of mine, he's a lawyer." Patrick's gruff voice says. "Apparently she got caught up in some gang stuff out in California and there was some kind of accident." He wasn't telling her the whole story on purpose.
"Is she actually guilty?" she asks, afraid of the answer. Patrick pauses,
"He's not sure." He admits. "He said he's gotta dig into her case, cos some things just don't add up about it. Until then, he's keepin' an open mind and so should we." He adds. Annie sighs. "Do you want me to come out there?" he asks softly. Annie shakes her head,
"No, there's no rea-" she stops. "She's out here but I don't think she'll take to kindly to seeing you." She says. He huffs, she was right but that hurt.
"I'll be out in a week." He says disconnecting the call. Annie gets a feeling in the pit of her stomach; this was a bad idea. She should have left it alone.
Faith glances over to the side where Amanda and Andrew are discussing something then looks back at the woman before her. She's been explaining something for the past ten minutes, but Faith zoned out. She figures if it's anything important, Cordelia will tell her.
"Another family membership we offer for our alternative families is," the woman starts and Faith's attention snaps to hers.
"Alternative families?" she asks.
"Oh now you notice?" Cordelia asks impatiently. She's been trying to grab Faith's attention for the better part of five minutes but she's been too busy watching Amanda like a hawk.
"What do you mean alternative families?" Faith asks, ignoring Cordelia.
"Well, actually we'll have to list you both as sisters because we don't actually accept…uh….non-conventional couples, even with children." She says apologetically. Faith's eyes widen.
"Oh, we're not…no." she says awkwardly.
"We're just friends." Cordelia says, surprising herself when she realizes she means it. they are friends.
"Of course," the woman says obviously not believing them. Faith looks at Cordelia then away again, feeling uncomfortable and out of her element. She really didn't know how to explain it without making a big deal out of it.